Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika 1936 (11 JY) long airmail cover to South Africa, attractively franked at 2s rate (50c per ½oz airmail postage x4) by 1935-37 20c black and orange, 30c black and blue, 50c bright purple and black and 1s black and green, the last being the scarce perforations 13x12 printing, all tied by three strikes of a Nairobi circular date stamp, SG118a.
A very fine cover, exceptionally clean and colourful. The 1s black and green is rarely found on cover.
Posted during the rapid expansion of Imperial Airways' African network, the cover prepaid the 2 shilling airmail rate to South Africa, equivalent to 50 cents per half ounce.
The franking also showcases four of the finest pictorial values from the celebrated 1935-37 definitive series, illustrating flamingos, Jinja Bridge and Ripon Falls, an Arab dhow on Lake Victoria, and Lake Naivasha.
A particularly attractive commercial airmail cover of choice quality.
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